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Stop-motion animation uses old video animation techniques where many individual photographs are combined to create the illusion of movement. It's been used in movies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, the Nightmare Before Christmas, Caroline, Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, and the original Terminator movie.

Here we pay tribute to some of the most innovative stop motion animators who prove that more can be achieved with simple snapshots than ever imagined.
Stop motion animation

Creative Uses of Stop Motion Animation (By Category)


Stop Motion Drawings
Cartoons used to be a series of drawings. By using the same principles in a three dimensional world, these stop motion videos make a flip book seem incredibly boring.
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Stop Motion Using Photos
Already a series of photos, these stop motion videos will blow your mind as they use photos of photos!
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Stop Motion Using People
Stop motion may be a poor man's special effects tool, but these amateur videomakers prove that hard work and creativity can produce amazing results.
Like this style? See more Stop Motion Human Manipulation Videos


Stop Motion Music
Music videos are the most likely candidate for a stop motion video, but the two below take it to a new level. One uses stop motion split second video bursts to create the music, and the other simply is an amazing music video.
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Stop Motion Using Toys
Most people get their start in this field using toys or bendable dolls. These two examples show how you can bring toys to life or go beyond time lapse videography by hiding your hands.
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Stop Motion Using Food
Like to play with your food? So do these guys. The food fights below feature an amazing 300 movie parody and a recreation of American war history (since WWII).
Like this style? See more Stop Motion Animated Food Videos


Stop Motion Commercials
Amateur stop motion animators have the opportunity to become professional animators as companies cash in on the viral nature of these videos. Check out these two examples from Guinness and Asics.
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Other Uses of Stop Motion
There are many more examples of amazing stop motion animation. Below is a tribute to old-school gaming using common objects and using a simple key chain light to animate playing a keyboard.




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